A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 28, 2012

Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the Department of Labor for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required.

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Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R–NC

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jun 28, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 28, 2012
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3353

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Discuss S.3353, 112th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3353

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2012-06-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3353/BILLS-112s3353is.htm

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Discuss S.3353, 112th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3353

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2012-06-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3353/BILLS-112s3353is.htm

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Discuss S.3353, 112th Congress: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3353

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2012-06-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3353/BILLS-112s3353is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:04:24Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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